Monday, April 28, 2014

​This week was Earth
Day; this is is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are
held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was
first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day
Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.

In the spirit of Earth celebration our Art students
created some original "Stone-Art" pieces and painted their own version
of planet Earth, while learning the importance of taking care of our planet.

Monday, April 14, 2014

The New Orleans
Museum of Art (NOMA), New Orleans’ oldest fine arts
institution, opened on December 16,1911 with only 9 works of art. Today, the
museum hosts an impressive permanent collection of almost 40,000 objects. The
collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art, photography, glass, and
African and Japanese works, Japaneses work , continues
to expand and grow, makingNOMAone of the
top art museums in the south.

The five-acre Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture GardenatNOMAis one of the most important sculpture
installations in the United States, with over 60 sculptures situated on a
beautifully landscaped site amongst meandering footpaths, reflecting lagoons,
Spanish moss-laden 200-year-old live oaks, mature pines, magnolias, camellias,
and pedestrian bridges.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

This week I want to share with you the work of art students,
celebrating the beginning of the Spring season, working and studying the
spectacular and colorful work of one of my favorites artist of all times,
Vincent Van Gogh; Sunflowers.

Van Gogh a Dutch post impressionist artist, famous for
creating an incredible collection of artwork that includes Starry Night, Sunflowers, Irises, Poppies, The Bedroom
and many more, with vibrant colors and unique style, influenced generations of young
artist around the world.